Junta collects list of students 18 years of age in Chaung Zone: Parents suspect it will be used to force conscription

January 30, 2025

HURFOM: On January 27^th, 2025, junta’s forces and the village and ward administrators reached the Basic Education High Schools in Chaung Zone Township, Mon State and collected a list of the students who have already turned 18 years for conscription.

“As the students are in the middle of their education, the junta can’t forcefully collect them as conscripts. But if they leave school or go abroad, the junta will immediately summon them to serve as conscripts. That’s why they’ve collected the list. Now, they just collected the list but they have no authority to arrest the students,” said a Chaung Zone resident.

This collection of lists is creating grave worry amongst parents. Many feel this action violates the rights and freedoms of children and is gross misconduct by the military junta and Administrators.

“Their actions will destroy the future of the children. I have a student son and I’m worrying about him. I’m so depressed,” said one parent.

The military junta recently released legal procedures pertaining to the public conscription law which obligates schools to include educating children about the conscription law in their curriculum.

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